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Martin McCluskey

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Martin McCluskey
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority6,371 (15.8%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Oxford

Martin James McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.[1] He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024.[2] McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[3] and was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[4][3] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.[5]

Personal life

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McCluskey lives in Gourock with his partner.[4] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  2. ^ "Assistant Whip, House of Commons - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Martin McCluskey for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Inverclyde MP Martin McCluskey steps down as councillor for Gourock ward". Greenock Telegraph. 3 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ McCracken, Gordon (8 June 2022). "Inverclyde's first openly gay councillor hopes he can inspire other LGBT people". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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